Canadian Criminal Court System

Canadian court records are public information. The court system in Canada is similar to the U.S. system in that there is a federal court system with a supreme court and there are provincial systems with upper and lower courts.

An informative resource about the Canadian Court System, including how organized, is the Department of Justice. Go to www.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept-min/pub/ccs-ajc/.

Below are links to the judicial systems of each province. The links will lead to extensive information about each province’s system including some online accessible databases.

Alberta – www.albertacourts.ab.ca

British Columbia – www.courts.gov.bc.ca

Manitoba – www.gov.mb.ca/justice

New Brunswick – www.gnb.ca/cour/index-e.asp

Newfoundland – www.justice.gov.nl.ca/just

Northwest Territories – www.nwtcourts.ca

Nova Scotia –www.courts.ns.ca/

Ontario – www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english

Prince Edward Island –  www.gov.pe.ca/courts

Quebec – www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/accueil.asp

Saskatchewan –  www.sasklawcourts.ca

Yukon –  www.justice.gov.yk.ca/prog/cs/courts.html

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